| Name | Ranking | Comments |
| 2 Floors Down | OK | Classic Rock - seen @ Pheasants Landing Underground Pub. |
| 9 South | Excellent | A high energy party band blending yesterday's great rock standards with today's party rock favorites. |
| Acoustic Road | Excellent | Keyboard & acoustic/electric guitar - great harmonies & song choices! Seen @ Underground Pub. @ Pheasants Landing. |
| All She Wrote | OK | Played many songs that we've never heard. |
| Amethyst + The Pickles | Great | Female singer & 5 men that all sing. Many songs from 80's songs like Guns 'n Roses, Bon Jovi, Pat Benatar etc. Their vocals blend well together with a very full sound. |
| Amish Outlaws | OK | We saw them at Colorado Cafe |
| The Anonymous Band | Very Good | Motown, R&B/Stax and soul, Good choices of music. Seen at Rhythms NJ |
| A Sound Affair | Good | classic rock, dance; good choices of music. |
| Bad Willie Band | Good | They specialize in rhythm and 'old school' blues. Seen at Rhythms NJ |
| Band 6 | Good | 60's Classic Rock. |
| Bargain (Who tribute) | Awesome! | 60's & 70's The Who music. |
| Big Bang Baby | Very Good | 60's - 80's Classic Rock. |
| Big Bone Daddy | Excellent | 60's - 80's Classic Rock. |
| Big Orange Cone | Good | Band that is very popular with younger women. They play 80's - present pop. |
| Bitter-X | Awesome | 80's mainstream with a strong metal bias - oh so good! |
| Black Dog | Great | Led Zeppelin tribute |
| Black Widow Band | Great | Blues Band Seen at Rhythms NJ |
| Bombay | Awesome! | Members of three 80's local bands (TT Quick, Prophet & Edgar Cayce) that play all the best metal of the late 70's, 80's & 90's. |
| Brian Kirk & the Jerks | Very Good | We saw this band at Colorado Cafe. |
| Broad Banned | OK | Classic Rock cover band. |
| Cabana Boys | Very Good | Seen at a few places. A spin off of Bombay, mostly newer metal & harder rock. |
| Carnaby Street Band | Awesome! | Mostly pop rock of the 60's, many that're rarely heard live. Seen @ The Tap Room, Warren in The Somerset Hills Hotel |
| CC Coletti (was CC & Crew) | OK | Classic Rock. |
| Cellar Dwellers | Very Good | Classic Rock. Seen @ Pheasants Landing Underground Pub |
| The Characters | Awesome! | The very best in 60's & 70's "bubble-gum" & 'Top 40' music. Great showmanship! |
| City Sounds | Very Good | Dancable Classic Rock & 'old school' Disco hits of the 70's & 80's. |
| Cocktail Sauce and the Shrimps | Very Good | Classic Rock & 'old school' (70's & 80's) southern rock & blues cover band. |
| Cover2Cover | Very Good | The lead female singer is AWESOME! |
| The CrossTones | Great | Doo-wop band. |
| Custard Pie (Led Zeppelin tribute) | Excellent | Lead singer is AWESOME! |
| Dangerous New Highs | Good | 80's and 90's Rock & Roll cover band. |
| Denis Peters Band | Great | Blues and Classic Rock We saw them at Pheasants Landing Underground Pub. |
| Diesel | Good | 80's and 90's hard Rock & Roll cover band. |
| Dog Voices | Good | Led Zeppelin and more |
| Double Deuce | Good | Classic Rock. Mostly 70's & 80's; some 60's. Seen at Rhythms NJ |
| Dr Doz | Good | Classic Rock cover band. |
| D'raild | Great | Duo playing soft acoustic folk rock. |
| Edgar Cayce | Excellent | 60's, 70's & 80's Classic metal rock. |
| Freak | Good | Heavy Metal Rock of the 90's and onward. Seen at Rhythms NJ |
| Future 86 | Good | Classic Rock cover band. |
| Fuzzpops | Awesome | The best of wedding bands. Good for a wide variety of dance music. |
| Garden State Radio | Awesome | Female singer is AWESOME! 80's & 90's popular music playlist. |
| Hit 'n Run | Good | Top 40 rock music of the late 60's to early 80's. Last show 4/30/'11 |
| Hoovers | Excellent | They play classic rock of the 60's to the alternative music of today. Seen at The Underground Pub. |
| Hung Jury | Very Good | Were at Buddies Tavern, Sayreville. They play lots of 70's & 80's Metal Rock Classics. |
| Jersey Shades | OK | We haven't seen them in many years. |
| Jersey Surecats | OK | 60's, 70's & 80's Classic Rock. |
| Jessica Paris | Great | Acoustic cover music. |
| Jody Josephs | Awesome | Joplin cover band and originals. |
| Kickin the Mustard | Good | Classic Rock Cover band. |
| Launch Pad | Excellent | Alternative/Expiremental originals dance rock group that has a Ukelele player. @ Underground Pub. |
| Life Speed | Very Good | 80's - present rock covers band. |
| Lip Service | Good | Pop-Rock Covers band. |
| Liquid Garden | Awesome | Lots of 'Old School' Classic Rock: Deep Purple, Cream, Derek & the Dominos, Steppenwolf, Moutain, Marshall Tucker Band & more! Seen @ Underground Pub. |
| Lost in Place | Good | Classic Rock & dance band. |
| MamaLuke | Awesome! | classic rock of the 60's-80's at its best. Lots of Van Morrison & Beatles songs. |
| Mojo | Good | General rock covers. |
| The Monster | Awesome! | Female bass player who sings and wails on Led Zeppelin |
| Mo'Rock | OK | Consistant playlist of Top 40 music. Late 50's to late 70's. |
| The Movers | Very Good | Classic rock. Seen @ Pheasants Landing. Underground Pub. |
| The Nerds | Awesome! | A show to end all shows. Cover rock music of the 60's to present. |
| NJ Party Band | Good | Lots of dance music, and lots of Beatles! |
| One Flight Up | Good | classic and modern rock. |
| Party of Five | Excellent | classic and modern Rock & Roll. Seen @ Underground Pub. |
| Phil 'n the Void | Excellent | Very engaging and vocally talented lead singer. Classic Rock 70's & 80's. |
| The Pickles | Great | Acoustic & electric. |
| Piece of Candi | Good | Seen at a Benefit in Manville. |
| Prankster | Very Good | Classic Rock. Seen @ Pheasants Landing. Underground Pub. |
| Pulse | OK | Rock cover band. |
| Pump City | Very Good | A break off of Big Orange Cone; Better! |
| The Real Deal | Awesome | Joey La Fragola - Great guitar player. Pete - excellent keyboard and vocals. Plays everything from ZZ Top to Santana to pop. |
| Road Kings | Very Good | Blues & Classic Rock. Seen @ Pheasants Landing. Underground Pub. |
| Rock Candy | Good | Classic Rock Cover. |
| Rock Out Loud | Excellent | Continuous rock show of hits of the 60's to late 80's. Excellent female vocalists. |
| Rojo Mojo | Awesome! | Duo performing acoustic renditions of 60's, 70's and 80's popular & hard rock music. Rob Viola & John 'Ace' Albino. |
| Root 80 | Great | Classic Rock Cover |
| Screaming Broccoli | Great | Rock Cover |
| Secret Agent Band | Very Good | Classic Rock Cover |
| She Said Sunday | Excellent | Excellent female vocalist. Classic and Modern Rock Covers. |
| The Silvertones | Good | They play oldies music from the DooWop era to the 70's to Motown with a little country. Seen @ Underground Pub. |
| Simple Groove | Excellent | Excellent female vocalist. Classic Rock and blues rock Covers. |
| Slippery When Wet (Bon Jovi tribute band.) | Very Good | Excellent vocalist. Classic Rock Covers. |
| Six to Midnight | Very Good | Excellent vocalist. Classic Rock Covers. |
| Sensational Soul Cruisers | Awesome! | Motown show as good as it gets. |
| Shore Soundz | Good | Classic Rock Cover |
| South Ferry | Good | Classic Rock Cover |
| Street Hassle | Very Good | Eleven piece '60's Horn Rock' band. |
| Strictly 60's | Very Good | We saw them at Kerwins They play 60's rock classics. The keyboard player is out of site! |
| Stolen Hearts | Excellent | We have seen them at Pheasants Landing Underground Pub. The folkier side of 60s Rock-n-Roll Neil Young, Cat Stevens, Paul Simon, George Harrison. |
| Suburban Disturbance | Excellent | We have seen them at Pheasants Landing Underground Pub. They play many songs that others don't play. |
| Sudsy Jugs | Good | Celtic band. Seen at Pourman's Pub, Manville. |
| Tastes Like Chicken | Awesome | Awesome renditions of classic to modern pop plus many from Billy Joel, the Eagles & Pink Floyd. We've traveled far to see them; they're that good. |
| Toga Party Band | Excellent | Fun, party band that gets the crowd dancing. |
| Total Soul | Great | Motown Cover |
| Tres Hombres | Awesome! | Tres Hombres is a 70's and 80's Classic/Hard Rock band that consists of former members of: Skid Row, Dee Snyder, The Pretenders, Nuclear Assault, Prophet, The White Boys, and Edgar Cayce. |
| Twitch Rocks | Very Good | Modern rock covers |
| Tu Tu Much | Awesome! | Reggae duo - western Mass |
| Urban Trip Band | Excellent | 80's & current rock. They're so good. When the DJ stopped we couldn't tell if it was the DJ or the band. Seen @ The Colorado Cafe. |
| Virgin Vinyl | Excellent | Classic rock covers. Large variety of Classic Rock, Billy Joel, and other 70's headliners. Seen @ Underground Pub. |
| The Waffle Band | Great | They play funky rock. We saw them at Pheasants Landing. Underground Pub. |
| Walnut Street | Great | Rock Cover and originals. Seen @ Underground Pub. |
| Wayside Manor | Great | Rock Cover and originals. |
| Wing It | Good | Classic Rock Cover |
| The Wrecks | Excellent | We have seen them at the Colorado Cafe. They play mostly the harder side of 80's and 90's modern rock. |
| Yasgur's Farm | Great | Classic Rock Cover |
| Yorktown | Great | Classic Rock Cover |
| ZooKeepers | Excellent | Classic Rock Cover |
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